KAY626 - POLITICAL ECONOMY of GENDER
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLITICAL ECONOMY of GENDER | KAY626 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to make a critical political-economic analysis of the notion of gender by focusing on the realms of social production and reproduction. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course consists but not limited to: gender theories and political-economy theories, neoliberal labour policies, the decisive role of gender norms in the realms of production and reproduction, women's gender-specific labour processes, gender policies of states and gender struggles. | |||||
| References | Dalla Costa, Mariarosa & James, Selma (1972). The power of women and the subversion of the community. Bristol: Falling Wall Press. Dedeoğlu, Saniye & Elveren, Adem Y. (Der.) (2012). Türkiye'de Refah Devleti ve Kadın. İstanbul: İletişim. Erkmen, Sedef (2020). Türkiye'de Kürtaj: AKP ve Biyopolitika. İstanbul: İletişim. Federici, Silvia (2014 [2012]). Sıfır Noktasında Devrim: Ev İşi, Yeniden Üretim ve Feminist Mücadele. İstanbul: Otonom. Federici, Silvia (2020 [2004]). Caliban ve Cadı: Kadınlar, Beden ve İlksel Birikim. İstanbul: Otonom. Kandiyoti, Deniz (2022 [1997]). Cariyeler, Bacılar, Yurttaşlar: Kimlikler ve Toplumsal Dönüşümler. İstanbul: Metis. Makal, Ahmet & Toksöz, Gülay (Der.) (2015). Geçmişten Günümüze Türkiye'de Kadın Emeği. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. Mies, Maria (2012 [1986]). Ataerki ve Birikim: Uluslararası İşbölümünde Kadınlar. Dipnot. Özbay, Ferhunde (2019). Kadın Emeği: Seçme Yazılar. İstanbul: İletişim. Standing, Guy (1999). Global Feminization through Flexible Labor: A Theme Revisited. World Development, 27(3), 583-602. Toksöz, Gülay & Erdoğdu, Seyhan (1998). Sendikacı Kadın Kimliği. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course and core concepts |
| Week 2 | Brief overview: Theories of gender and political economy |
| Week 3 | Women's employment (1): Labour flexibilisation and feminisation during the neoliberal era |
| Week 4 | Women's employment (2): Gendered nature of labour markets in the world and Turkey |
| Week 5 | Gender and labour struggles |
| Week 6 | Women's poverty |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Women's invisible reproductive labour (1): Theoretical discussions |
| Week 9 | Women's invisible reproductive labour (2): Empirical discussions |
| Week 10 | Care politics and gender in the neoliberal era |
| Week 11 | Women's body: Reproductive rights and policies |
| Week 12 | Authoritarian conservatism and gender |
| Week 13 | Other identities that intersect with gender |
| Week 14 | Subject-making of women and emancipation struggles |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 17 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 80 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for doing and planning research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. To do leadership and to have a vision. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the scientific literature in the field of specialization. To evaluate the data by critical thinking and to be committed to lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. To master a foreign language and to use computer and information technology effectively in the field of specialization. To share knowledge at scientific platforms with this oral and written communication skill. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the work life. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest